Viral Creates Reckless Content, Police Revoke Truck Driver's SIM In Situbondo

Situbondo Police Traffic Unit (Polres), East Java, gave strict sanctions by revoking a driving license (SIM) against truck drivers driving recklessly on the Situbondo pantura route and went viral on social media. Traffic police responded to viral video content on social media. A truck loaded with recklessness or commonly called an bulging truck on the Situbondo northern coast road was made 6 months ago. "From the results of an initial truck driver LS, a resident of Mlandingan Subdistrict (Situbondo), the video content was made 6 months ago," said Situbondo Police Chief AKBP Dwi Sumrahadi Rakhmanto, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday 9 November. After an action video of an gliding truck on the pantura route went viral on social media, continued the Police Chief, local traffic police officers carried out the identification and processing of the law with sanctions in the form of a driver's license was revoked and the truck vehicle was confiscated by the police for 1 month and asked the driver not to create content that endangered the safety of the other driver. A week ago, the video of the bulge truck driver had gone viral again on social media, allegedly, causing unrest in social media and the community. "We have previously made a video, there were two vehicles, one truck driving zig-zag and truck behind him taking videos, then the truck vehicle was seized for a month," he said. The Traffic Head of Situbondo Police AKP Yudho regretted that the presence of a social media driver or other person who distributed the video of the illegal truck driver because 6 months ago the truck driver had promised not to spread the disturbing content. "They previously deliberately made a video, there were two trucks driving zig-zag and a truck behind taking videos, then the content was distributed in the WhatsApp and viral groups," he said. AKP Yudho also stated that they did not know the driver was under the influence of drugs or not. At the time of being arrested the police, the person concerned was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

He appealed to truck drivers, buses, and other motorists to prioritize safety, not speed, because many traffic accidents occur due to lack of caution while driving. "We hope that incidents like this don't happen again. Hopefully drivers and drivers can traffic order and prioritize safety on the highway," he said.